In my opinion, Justice Sophia A. B. Akuffo is the best Constitutional Justice on the Court. The Chief Justice must empanel her on all cases. Here is an example of her analytical mind at work: In my humble opinion, therefore, the fact that an ordinary Act of Parliament undergoes certain levels of scrutiny before enactment is not sufficient justification when there is clear non-compliance with the prescribed procedures and processes stipulated, by the same Constitution that empowered Parliament to alter Article 8(2). For the foregoing reasons, I am of the view that the addition of the offices of: Chief Justice Commissioner, Value Added Tax service Director General, Prison Service Chief Fire Officer Chief Director of a Ministry the rank of a Colonel in the Army or its equivalent on the other security services in section 16(2) (a), (h) - (l), to the list of proscribed positions is unconstitutional. So too is section 16 (2) (m) which purports to empower the Minister to prescribe additional offices by legislative instrument. I would therefore declare those provisions null and void. (Justice Sophia Akuffo concurring in part and dissenting in part in the Dual Citizenship Case). For more proof of her brilliance, see the Nyimakan (Wulensi) case described below. ghanaweb/GhanaHomePage/features/artikel.php?ID=32404
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:58:38 +0000
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